20/09/2020 20:00
Double Ukrainian triumph at #EuroBeachVolleyU18 in Izmir
CEV U18 Beach Volleyball European Championships 2020
Izmir, Turkey, September 20, 2020. The 2020 edition of #EuroBeachVolleyU18 reached its climax on Sunday with the semis and medal matches. Two teams from Ukraine, Yevhenii Boiko/Vladyslav Omelchuk and Anhelina Khmil/Tetiana Lazarenko emerged as the eventual winners of men’s and women’s competition, respectively – as they did not suffer a single setback throughout the tournament held at Pamucak Beach.
In the first women’s semi-final, Anna Chechelnytska/Daria Romaniuk of Ukraine defeated Italy’s Aurora Mattavelli/Margherita Tega in two sets (21-10, 21-18). The second semi-final was a slightly closer affair, and yet Khmil/Lazarenko beat their Swiss opponents Anouk Kressler and Lea Toschini in straight sets (21-15, 21-15) as well.
Emotions running high for U18 European champions Anhelina Khmil and Tetiana Lazarenko (UKR)
Kressler/Toschini needed 39 minutes to secure the bronze medal from their matchup with the Italians (21-15, 21-18).
Later in the afternoon, Khmil/Lazarenko claimed an all-Ukrainian gold medal match 2-0 (21-18, 21-19). This result definitely bodes well for the future perspectives of Ukrainian Beach Volleyball on the international stage.
The newly crowned U18 European champions Yevhenii Boiko and Vladyslav Omelchuk (UKR)
As expected, the biggest favourites of the men’s competition, Boiko/Omelchuk made it to the final. They beat Russia’s Vladislav Panchenko/Ivan Chuprinov in two sets (25-23, 21-17) in the semis. Latvian pair Kristians Fokerots/Karlis Abelitis had to fight much harder to stay in contention for gold, as they needed three sets to edge another Russian team, Egor Zharovin/Vitaly Markov (21-17, 10-21, 15-11) in 48 minutes.
Panchenko/Chuprinov could regroup after their setback in the semis to finish the tournament with bronze. Boiko/Omelchuk completed a truly memorable day for Ukraine, as they delivered a great performance to beat Fokerots/Abelitis 2-0 (21-12, 21-13) and secure the second triumph for their country in as many gold medal matches contested in Izmir.
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